After The War - by Erin

Disclaimer: - I own nothing except the plot, Amy, Opal, Miss. Harris, Jane, James (Not Harry's father of course - different James) and the Potter Twins (Lily and Ebony) The Lyrics belong to Girls Aloud, and the magical world of Harry Potter belongs to…. JK Rowling of course!

"Life Got Cold"

Oh oh yeah ooh

We text as we eat
As we listen to the freaks
As we wait for the right of way
We text as we talk
We're running as we walk
Cos we're several little souls away
We smoke as we choke
As we sink another Coke
And we grin when it blows on mine
We skate as we date
As we slowly suffocate
We're running, we're running, we're running
Out of time

My life got cold
It happened many years ago
When summer slipped away
So chill now oh
We've got many years to go
So take it day by day

And on the go
I lost my soul
To some forgotten dream and
How was I supposed to know
It wasn't what it seemed
And even though the last to low
Has left me on the floor
I don't believe in Romeos or heroes anymore

We spend as we mend
Cos we're happy to pretend
Everything's gonna be OK
We shake as we break
Never giving 'til we take
And we hate when we have to pay
We flirt while we work
To forget about the hurt
And the trash that we left behind
We sink as we swim
The ice is wearing thin
We're running, we're running, we're running
Out of time

My life got cold
It happened many years ago
When summer slipped away
So chill now oh
We've got many years to go
So take it day by day

And on the go
I lost my soul
To some forgotten dream and
How was I supposed to know
It wasn't what it seemed
And even though the last to low
Has left me on the floor
I don't believe in Romeos or heroes anymore

My life got cold
It happened many years ago
When summer slipped away
So chill now oh
We've got many years to go
So take it day by day

And on the go
I lost my soul
To some forgotten dream and
How was I supposed to know
It wasn't what it seemed
And even though the last to low
Has left me on the floor
I don't believe in Romeos or heroes anymore

Chapter Two - An unexpected guest.

 "What have you done this time?" Harry growled at his children sitting in the hallway outside the headmaster's office. It had been bad enough when he had signed in at the reception. The receptionist had smiled unpleasantly at him recognizing him. "Back again so soon?" She had asked haughtily. Then looked at him as though he was the worst parent on the Earth and muttered something about problem children, and bringing back corporal punishment.

All three of his children had launched into their own frenzied speech; he looked at them all in turn.

James sat, the oldest of the three being ten. Harry couldn't understand why he had gotten involved as he seldom did. James had a quiet but mischievous nature and was very studious, he liked to read and pull pranks on his sisters. James unfortunately had acquired Harry's unruly black hair, but had his mother's light brown eyes. He loved those eyes. James was also thin but Lanky, and loved his sisters fiercely.

Though twins his daughters were not identical, Harry knowing what mischief Fred and George had got into thanked his lucky stars for that fact. They would both be nine in a weeks time, October 31st. Harry swore that sometimes the twins seemed more like Satan's spawn than his.

Ebony was also tall and thin, she had long sleek black hair and through untrained magic had somehow managed to grow light blue streaks that matched with the midnight black hair marvelously. Like her mother she was pail but had no freckles. Ebony had inherited Harry's eyes, Harry's selflessness and more bravery than both her mother and father combined - nothing could scare his daughter, and as of a result of this she was very outspoken.

Lily had the same build and height as her sister, except she had inherited a fiery red mass of curly hair that seemed to have been made up from different reds. You could see copper, strawberry blond, gold, bronze and many more. It seemed that the longer you gazed at her hair the more shades of red you began to see. Lily had also inherited Harry's eye color. Lily was curious, noble, ambitious, brave and defiantly cunning. But when she wanted to be, Lily could be a right little princess and this often led to her getting away with things.

"Mr. Potter if you would like to come through." Harry almost jumped upon hearing the headmaster voice boom at him; he glared at his children but noticed his daughter Ebony clutching her arm. She seemed in to be in pain.

"Ebony, sweet heart tell me what's wrong. Why are you holding your arm, does it hurt?" He could see that she was in great pain, and close to tears but wouldn't cry. She was too proud.

Ebony fiercely shook her head, "No dad, I'm fine." He looked her up and down once again.

"You most certainly are not fine! Let me see you arm darling, if you can take that jacket off." Ebony tried to take the jacket off but failed Harry could hear her whimpering slightly, she trembled with the effort.

"Dad, Ebb landed on her arm at a funny angle in the playground when Lee Fraser pushed her. It's been hurting her since ten o'clock but when she told Mr. Cole he told her it was her own fault and to deal with it." Lily told him honestly.

Harry's face became set in stone, his anger mounted. He smiled slightly at Lily for telling him and stroked her fiery hair. "Thank you Lily, Ebony can you move your arm at all?" She nodded but Harry knew she was lying; she didn't want to cause trouble. But Harry did.

"Mr. Potter!" The headmaster became impatient. Harry turned to face him, "You can bloody well wait Mr. Cole. My daughters in pain and when I find out exactly what's wrong with her - I'll deal with you." The headmaster started to splutter, "Get back in your office and I'll see you when I'm ready!" The panel of glass in the headmaster's door smashed, Harry had lost control of his temper and his magic had surged as a result of that, Harry didn't even think of the consequences. Mr. Cole ran into his office with his tail between his legs, thoroughly scolded by Harry.

"Go on then Ebony Potter! If you can move your right arm then hold my hand." Harry knew that if she had broken her arm she would find it hard to move it let alone hold his hand.

Through sheer will and determination Ebony tried to comply, but with the mounting pain of moving her arm the tears that had welled up in her eyes began to fall down her cheeks. She managed to move her arm towards her father but found she couldn't grip his hand.

"Its as I thought, you've broken it darling. We'll have to get you to the hospital." He kissed her forehead, and turned to his other children. "Are you both alright?" They nodded, Harry noticed, the black eye his son had acquired and Lily's split lip and cut above her eyebrow, he wondered if she would need stitches. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his handkerchief and gave it to Lily.

"Press it to you cut so that the blood doesn't dribble down you face. Does it hurt much?" He shook her head. "Did your bags have anything valuable in them?" They all shook their heads. "I'll pick them up tomorrow, your never stetting foot in this dump again if I can help it."

Anger mounted further at the thought of his children's injuries. Through his rage he didn't notice a man standing in the corner watching this with interest and slight horror. A person should he have seen that he would have recognized as an old friend.

"Look here Mr. Potter I don't know how you did it but you'll be replacing my door!" Mr. Cole was back with more courage, Harry turned to him, eyes blazing.

"NO, you listen here! My children have been treated like filth, look at them! Ebony's arm is broken and you damn well knew it was hurting her! You should have checked!If I'm not mistaken no matter who's fault the fight was they should all have been given medical treatment! I bet that little shit Lee Fraser got treatment didn't he?" Mr. Cole smiled snidely.

"Your children are nothing but miscreants! Of course Master Fraser had treatment his family are one of the most influential, and admired in this town. If I were you I would have your children referred to a school for juvenile delinquents!. Then again with a dead mother and a raving lunatic for a father who could blame them for the way they've turned out." Harry saw red, he raised his fist and punched Mr. Cole in the face.

"I think you'll regret that headmaster, I'll see you in court for the harm you've put my children through. Don't expect yourself to get off lightly again if you slight my children or myself again, you won't live to regret it!" Harry turned to his children. They looked at him in awe.

He looked at Ebony, the pain had drained her of any energy she had, had. She looked close to passing out. Harry picked her up gently without much difficulty. He cradled her arm.

"It's okay sweetheart you'll be okay." Harry wished he had brought his wand with him, he could have saved his children the pain they were suffering. But then again he thought, it wouldn't be fair because he had turned his back on the wizading world long ago.

~~~

Harry was thoroughly exhausted, when they had finished at the hospital and eventually drove home through rush hour. He looked at his watch as his children climbed out of his car, it was almost dinner time.

"Ebony watch your arm, don't apply too much pressure to it." Harry told her for the fifth time, "I know dad."

"And when we get home we'll be talking about what exactly happened today." The all launched into different tirades again, trying to tell him what had happened. "When I've cooked dinner I'll listen to what you've got to say - How many times do I have to tell you I can only hear one of you at a time? You're to stay in you rooms until I call you, you've lost me another afternoon at work!"

As Harry's children marched up to their room's Harry walked straight to his drinks cabinet and poured himself a double whisky, he drank it all in one gulp. He picked up his cordless phone and walked into the kitchen, he placed the frying pan on the hob and allowed it to heat up.

Harry dialed Amy's number.

"What can I do you for?" Amy asked, Harry began to laugh. "How about a broken arm, a cut that needed five stitches and a black eye?"

"That bad huh?" Harry shook his head "No it's worse I need to find them another school." Harry sank himself onto the stool, feeling ill.

"So old Cole's finally expelled them has he? Bastard!" Harry laughed again, "He probably would have but I didn't give him a chance to, I yelled at him and withdrew them from the school myself."

Amy laughed, "I know, the idiot rang Jane. Wanted you fired, apparently he's saying you broke his office door too, and gave him a black eye!"

"Yes well I did." Harry began to add the mincemeat to the pan, "But he did call my children Juvenile delinquents."

"Well, your not fired. Jane told him that you were one of her best and he could sod his silly school." Harry sighed relieved.

"Good, Amy can you wait a moment, the door bells just gone. Probably the police here to cart my children and I off for assault, can you tell we're related?" Harry laughed at her remake as he walked to the door, he opening it.

He dropped the phone, "Fucking Hell!"

And Harry didn't hear Amy shouts down the phone, he stared bewildered at………… Remus Lupin?

"Hello Harry."

~~End Ch2~~

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Next chapter tells you about the mother, death eaters and exactly why Harry left the wizading world and why the Weasleys aren't talking to Harry. Oh yeah and why is Remus there?

Lol, Chow

Erin

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